The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-27
A Significant Change in the Tone of the
French Press--6ermany Orders New
and Thorough Investigation.
Trouble Caused by the Feryid Language
Of a Statespan's Private Secretary.
Mr.. Balfour Declares that the Irish Coercion
Bill Will Be Put in Force as Quickly as
Posi- ible-General News by the Cables.
sCHNABELE's ARREST.


A Change in the Situation-Rapid Growth Of
War Feeling in France.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LONDON, April 26.-Berlin and Paris specials
tonight are not satisfactory as they were last
night A more warlike tone characterizes the
utterances of the leading French journals. A
war feeling is rapidly growing, and unless q
friendly settlement is arrived at very coon,
statesmen are in danger of finding themselves
carried off their feet by an impulse beyond their
control. 1t is significant of the change in the
situation tonight that the French press, whilst
still cultivating the appearance of moderaton,
opening their columns freely to warlike ex-
pressions by public men. Nj. De Cassagnac pre-
diets that the issue Of the incident will be un-
pleasant to France; and several men equally we'll
known TO continental opinion preach war, both
in the columns of the press and to their adher-
ents NJ. De Cassagnac believes that Germany
is fully prepared to sustain the arrest of H.
Schnabele by force of arms, if necessary-an-
ether way of saying that the incident will bring on
war. He condemns as grotesque the appeals to
European opinion that the French press have
pected as the result of the fresh investigation
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friends of NJ. Schnabee asserting that the
whole story of NJ. Schnabele's attempting to en-
gage the German official in an intrigue against
Germany is German plot. the details of which
they will shortly be in position to establish by
the most positive evidence. German officials
to-day took photographs of the exact point where
Schnabeie crossed the frontier, and of the places
where the subsequent events happened, accord
ing to the evidence of the German police.
French officials had previously photographed
Schnabele's hat lying where it had fallen. this
being the point, as alleged by NJ. Schnabele.
where the struggle took place that ended in his
capture. The hat undoubtedly was lying on the
French side of the frontier; and the precise spot
is identified by French witnesses as the place
where the Germans effected the capture The
Berlin press are unanimous in saying that if
violation of territory can be established repara-
tion should be made. kilograms from Nancy,
Toul, Spinal and other towns on the frontier re-
port growing excitement
A dispatch from Berlin says that NJ. Herhette
yesterday presented to Count Herbert Bismarck
complete statement Of the French side of the
Schnabele case Count Herbert stated that the
German Foreign Office had not yet received all
the documents bearing the German side of
the case. The dispatch also says that it is re-
ported that Herr Won Puttkamer, Minister of
Justice for Alsace-L Lorraine. has been Instructed
to make an entirely fresh investigation of the
affair.
a French Cabinet council was held to-day to
consider the Schnabele affair. M. Flourens,
Minister of Foreign Affairs. read long dispatch
from NJ. Herbette, the French ambassador at
Berlin, describing an interview he had had
with Count Herbert Bismarck. the German
Foreign Minister, in relation to the arrest of
NJ. Schnabels. In view of this interview, the
Cabinet teleeraphed fresh orders to M. Her
bette.
The British Foreign Office has received ad-
vices from the British embassy in Berlin saying
that the German government gives assurance
that the Schnabele incident is not likely to lead
to a prolonged difficulty.
The fatness on the London Stock Exchange
to-day, at the close, was due to the lower prices
in Paris, and to kilograms from Paris saying
that the German embassy in that city had been
mobbed. coupled with other ''bearr canards
The days fall in foreign securities ranges from
II to per cent French issues fell per cent
The latest dealings were fraction frmer
Prices on the continent are becoming more
steady.
The Paris Bourse was unsettled throughout
the day, owing to the delay in the settlement of
the Schnabele affair. The final quotations,
though not the lowest OF the day, were still very
weak. Three per cent. rentes were down s.
confines for money, and 65 centimes for the &C
count. Italians lost so centimes Credit fon
| cier lost 1S francs, and Suez canal l2 francs.